Section: AP Government

43) Which of the following is considered a marginal congressional district?

1. Boundary lines are flexible.
2. Gerrymandering has caused a loose affiliation of interest groups.
3. High number of single-issue voters.
4. The winner in an election gets less than 55% of the vote.
5. Voters frequently change party affiliation.

Political districts in which candidates elected to the House of Representatives win in close elections, typically with less than 55 percent of the vote, are known as marginal districts.